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Six Impossible Things Round Table Special from 2022-12-19T14:35:39
To end the current season of the show, here's a very special round table discussion with Joshua Jay and the team that made Six Impossible Things, well, possible.
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Mortenn Christiansen from 2022-12-05T15:52:04
FISM-winner Mortenn Christiansen joins us today to talk about, well, winning FISM, call backs, Danish things, and his upcoming appearance at The Session convention in London.
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Craig Petty Part Two from 2022-11-21T17:27:23
Craig and I continue our chat. We discuss his tricks, travelling back in time to meet Dai Vernon, and much more.
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Craig Petty Part One from 2022-11-14T16:50:44
In an incredibly open and honest discussion, Craig talks about the mistakes he has made - and what he has learned from them.
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Dr Arthur Benjamin from 2022-11-07T14:44:38
Math genius Art Benjamin chats to us about magic squares, James Randi, what he'll be performing at The Session and even does a live trick on your host!
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Max Maven R.I.P. from 2022-11-02T13:59:16
On this horribly sad day, we thought re-uploading this 2019 interview with Max would be a fitting thing to do.
Let's remember what he gave us, not what we have lost.
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Homer Liwag Part Two from 2022-10-24T19:34:26
Homer is back for part two.
Come for the magic, but stay for the amazing iPhone photography tips, how to stand out, Homer’s admiration of David Williamson, him tipping his restaurant act....
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Homer Liwag Part One from 2022-10-10T13:15:42
We're honored that Homer Liwag is giving his first ever lecture on Vanishing Inc. Masterclass in November. Homer was also kind enough to record this interview where we talk about pushing yoursel...
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Pete McCabe Part Two from 2022-09-26T14:04:07
Welcome back to part two of this fascinating chat with Pete McCabe. We talk in detail about character, comedy and more.
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Pete McCabe Part One from 2022-09-12T12:56:37
Pete McCabe, author of Scripting Magic 1&2 sits down to discuss, amongst other things, scripting magic! IKR! He also tackles head on people's biggest misconception about scripts in magic tha...
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Harry De Cruz from 2022-08-29T20:25:12
Harry De Cruz has a fascinating story to tell already, and he is only about 14, or something annoying. Listen to tales of Dynamo, Edinburgh and his own journey to be a performer in his own right...
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John Bannon from 2022-08-15T13:43:07
John and I chat about self-working tricks, his book recommendations and what is wrong and right with the state of magic today.
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Jack Parker Special with Andi Gladwin from 2022-08-01T12:35:29
To celebrate the launch of 52 Explorations, Andi Gladwin remembers his friend, Jack Parker.
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Richard Turner from 2022-05-23T18:59:01
A fascinating chat with the incredible Richard Turner. Find out about how he got started, how he met The Professor, sessioning with Jennings, Cervon, Charlie Miller and more. We discuss practisi...
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Kyle Purnell from 2022-05-16T13:25:34
Kyle Purnell joins us to chat about creativity, his process for working, his new release, and we test how quickly the mythical George responds to email.
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Marc Paul Part Two from 2022-05-02T12:55:41
Welcome to part two of our amazing podcast with Marc Paul. We chat about the impact Covid had on his work and how he used it to his advantage creating brand new acts, that famous Parkinson appea...
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Marc Paul Part One from 2022-04-25T14:09:44
We chat about how Marc got started, the London scene in the 90s, his friendship with Andy Nyman, a very honest story about pretending to be a "real" psychic and what books he'd recommend.
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Andy Nyman Part Two from 2022-04-18T12:55:04
Part Two of the amazing Andy Nyman. As with part one, there are swears, so parental guidance if listening around small children!
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Rune Klan Live At The Session from 2022-04-11T14:26:22
To start Rune Klan week, here's a revisit of the amazing live interview he kindly gave at The Session 2020. In it, he talks about creativity, tricks, and his show Barnløs, which we have just rea...
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Andy Nyman Part One from 2022-04-04T14:56:22
It's Andy Nyman! What else do you need to know?
This is part one of two, and this is marked as explicit because there are plenty of swears in it. Do not listen if small kids are aro...
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Stephen Long from 2022-03-21T15:12:18
Stephen and I discuss: Pitching Sven decks at Thorpe Park, how he met and started working with Derren Brown, their writing process, the history of Hector Chadwick book, Equivoque, what’s the mos...
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Yigal Mesika from 2022-03-14T17:02:47
Yigal very rarely does interviews, and we're honored he agreed to do our podcast.
Come for the tips on thread work, stay for the insights into Spider Pen X, his beginnings and the r...
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Roberto Giobbi from 2022-03-07T17:01:05
Roberto Giobbi stops by to talk about Card College, note-keeping and so much more.
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Justin Willman from 2022-02-28T14:32:32
Justin Willman stops by to chat about Magic For Humans, people guessing methods on the internet, his mysterious twin brother and more.
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Lincoln Hiatt & Andrew Golder from 2022-02-21T15:05:43
What a treat! The producers of Fool Us drop by to talk about how the show started, what they are looking for in acts, how to apply and some incredible, specific advice on increasing your chances...
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Andi Gladwin | Fool Us Special from 2022-01-10T20:24:13
Vanishing Inc. Cofounder, Andi Gladwin was just on Fool Us. Join us for a special edition before the next season starts to go Inside Baseball for Andi’s recent appearance on Penn and Teller’s Fo...
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Happy Holidays! from 2021-12-20T13:37:51
We're going to take a short break for a few weeks and come back in 2022 for Season Eight. You look after yourselves out there. And Happy Holidays.
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John Graham from 2021-12-13T15:53:24
John Graham joins me to discuss moving your show from close-up to stage or parlour in this fascinating chat.
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Tobias Dostal from 2021-12-06T16:06:33
Ahead of his upcoming appearance at The Session in a few weeks, I grab some Tobias Time to talk light, shadows, creativity, art and more.
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Dr Matt Pritchard from 2021-11-08T15:32:42
Dr Matt Pritchard is a scientist and a magician. In this very interesting chat, we discuss how to make magic more surprising, inclusion, delaying the how and prolonging the wow and of course, hi...
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Special Episode: David Copperfield's History Of Magic with David Copperfield and Richard Wiseman from 2021-11-01T18:19:01
David Copperfield has a new book out, written with Richard Wiseman and David Britland. And it is excellent. In this special, extended episode, David and Richard join me to chat about piracy, Hou...
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Mat Franco from 2021-10-25T15:17:34
Mat and I chat about how to make intimate magic play on a big stage, creativity, luck, the college circuit and the story behind who really came up with the idea of Mel B's phone being in a seat ...
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Mac King Part Two from 2021-10-11T17:01:16
Guinea pigs, the origin of The Cloak Of Invisibilty, and so much more.
As promised, here's Mac King Part Two. Guinea pigs, the origin of The Cloak Of Invisibilty, how to move from a middl...
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Mac King Part One from 2021-10-04T19:12:31
In part one of this interview, Mac discusses his early days at Mr Caufield’s store and magic club, his new theater, who has been in the bear suit, making bits play for adults and kids, how to ke...
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Christian Grace from 2021-09-06T15:13:48
Christian joins us on episode two to talk about Switch One, Level One, jazz, prototyping and fooling the pants off Andy Nyman.
Christian runs a fantastic monthly members...
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Dani DaOrtiz from 2021-08-30T09:08:40
A fascinating start to season six. We discuss Dani's seemingly informal approach to performance, The Spanish School, a lesson from Juan, how to improve your force, the importance of copying your...
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Jason England Part Two from 2021-08-02T13:30:52
Welcome to part two of the interview with Jason England. We discuss Vernon’s Fingerprint Trick, an amazing lesson for us all from Steve Forte, how to practise, how to improve your second deal an...
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Jason England Part One from 2021-07-26T14:18:48
Jason England joins us to talk Erdnase, Ricky Jay, his amazing collection of gambling devices and the importance of lists. Part two next Monday.
Jason's Masterclass: Live starts this Sund...
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Steve Cohen Two from 2021-07-12T19:05:36
Steve Cohen joins us for a second go on the podcast.
Join us for a fascinating chat about starting up his show again, practise, Max Malini, why he doesn’t do “big prop” tricks, and ...
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Tony Chang Part Two from 2021-07-05T16:45:51
In the second part of this interview, we discuss hiding the moves you spend so long working on, how to make your magic better, stories about Gabi and tips from The Jerx.
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Chris Kenner [Bonus Episode] from 2021-07-03T12:00
I know, it's not a Monday, but this is a special treat! Here's an hour of Chris Kenner!
Ahead of the start of his Masterclass: Live on Sunday July 4th, here's a special, hour-long episode...
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Tony Chang Part One from 2021-06-28T18:35:04
It's #TonyChangWeek
Double VI Points on the downloads we'll be featuring on our socials on #MoveMonday, #TrickyTuesday and #FullPerformanceFriday.
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Derek Hughes Part Two from 2021-06-14T15:24:48
Derek and I continue our discussion about AGT, we discuss how to be funny and how to add humour to your magic and his pivot into virtual magic.
Derek will be performing his virtual sho...
Derek Hughes Part One from 2021-06-07T19:02:28
Derek Hughes and I have a great chat about acting and the hugely important lesson the learned from some young teenagers at a restaurant gig, connecting with an audience, scripting and how to mak...
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John Carney Part Two from 2021-05-31T15:00
We talk about his new book, his philosphies about magic, continual refinement and improvement, what excites and concerns him about magic today, exploring potential, magicians he wished he’...
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John Carney Part One from 2021-05-24T14:49:01
John Carney and I sit down to discuss old magic books, the advantages of doing sleights left-handed, John Ramsay, Charlie Miller and Mr Mysto.
Part two will drop next Monday.
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Vinny DePonto from 2021-05-17T15:36:52
New York-based Vinny DePonto and I chat about mentalism, the analogue of art and magic, must-read mentalism books (and he doesn't even mention 13 Steps!), pivoting to virtual shows and ...
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Roberto Mansilla from 2021-05-10T15:53:53
Today's guest has written a wonderful book on bringing card magic to a parlor setting. We talk about that.
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Siegfried Tieber from 2021-05-03T10:08:02
Siegfried Tieber has appeared on Fool Us not once, but twice! And, because we're very lucky, he's performing her amazing virtual show for us this Wednesday (May 5th).
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Home-made Trickery from 2021-04-26T14:16:33
We're super excited to introduce you to a new podcast of interactive magic! Instead of the usual interview, this week you're getting a sneak peak of a new show that starts officially on Sunday. ...
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Jamy Ian Swiss 2 (Part 2) from 2021-04-19T18:00
Welcome to the second part of Jamy Ian Swiss' time on The Insider. The skepticism continues.
Here's some useful links for Jamy's material:
Jamy Ian Swiss 2 (Part 1) from 2021-04-12T15:47:56
To celebrate the launch of his Astonishing Essay, Jamy Ian Swiss joined me for his second appearanc...
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Will Houstoun & Steve Thompson from 2021-04-05T18:01:58
When the pandemic broke, Will Houstoun and Steve Thompson set up a project called Video Chat Magic where users would pay a monthly fee and get access to incredible magic designed for video chat ...
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Carisa Hendrix (Part 2) from 2021-03-29T18:46:37
Part 2 of our interview with Carisa Hendrix where we talk about Lucy Darling's first ever time on stage, material selection, and more.
Carisa Hendrix (Part 1) from 2021-03-22T17:10:10
Part 1 of a very interesting interview with Carisa Hendrix. This week, we talk about her start in performing. Aged 16, doing what she needed to do in order to pay rent. We then move on to the bi...
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Chris Power from 2021-03-15T16:33:39
The delightful Chris Power joins me to chat about Coins Through Silk, Vernon, Opus, Williamson and The Amateur Magician's Handbook.
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Mike Caveney from 2021-03-01T16:40:53
Mike and I discuss The Long Island Mystics, Owen's, his constant refinement of tricks, why his tricks are all so long and there's a great story about Copperfield too.
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Doug Dyment Part Two from 2021-02-22T14:41:13
I carry on my conversation with Doug Dyment. We touch on essential mentalism books, readings, magic squares and stacks.
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Doug Dyment from 2021-02-15T16:12:37
Hello and welcome back to The Insider! Nice to be here.
I think this episode is a rarity. It's the first of a 2-part interview with the amazing mentalist Doug Dyment. When I was res...
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Ben Seidman (Repost) from 2021-01-04T15:57:44
Here's a little treat for you. A throwback episode way back to the 4th show! We had Ben Seidman on then, and he was inspiring, funny and smart.
Which is exactly what he will be on W...
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Michael Close (Part Two) from 2020-12-21T17:24:55
Michael and I continue our conversation from last week.
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Michael Close (Part One) from 2020-12-14T16:52:18
In the first of a two-part episode, Michael Close and I talk about memdeck work, an incredible video from the 90s of him performing what clearly is the best card trick ever seen on TV, how to ge...
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Andi Gladwin, Joshua Jay and George Luck from 2020-12-07T18:32:51
Ever wondered what Andi's first magic book was?
What Josh's favorite book that VI published is?
What George thinks is the most challenging book to produce was?
All this and ...
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Jack Carpenter from 2020-11-30T19:09:20
Jack shares half an hour of his time in a rare interview to talk about gambling, angles, using gaffs, and a hilarious tale about a money game...
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Jonathan Levit from 2020-11-23T21:23:45
Jonathan Levit joins us today and we talk about Ricky Jay, tips for virtual shows, teaching magic for movies and more.
As promised in the show, here is a link to Jonathan's fa...
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Vanishing Inc. AMA - Special Episode with Andi Gladwin and Joshua Jay from 2020-11-16T16:38:25
Welcome to this special episode of the show. Recorded live, yesterday evening. This was live streamed out to Facebook and YouTube and is an AMA with Andi and Josh. They were asked from really ge...
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Calen Morelli from 2020-11-09T17:24:11
My guest today burst onto the magic scene with smash hit releases like Dress Code, had a huge magic prank show and then went on to consult for the biggest magicians and tv shows in the w...
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Nick Einhorn from 2020-11-02T14:30:26
Muti-award winning magician, creator and author Nick Einhorn is my guest this week. We talk about how a product gets released, why entering competitions can be good for you, how being nice is us...
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Andrew Frost (@sleightlyobsessed) from 2020-10-26T17:29:32
He's annoyingly talented and really nice too. I hate him. It's Andrew Frost (Instagram's @sleightlyobsessed). We chit chat about magic books, dead magicians and sleight of hand. I think you'll e...
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Teller (Part 2) from 2020-07-27T14:33:05
Our interview with Teller continues from last week. And there is some fantastic news right at the very end for everyone wondering if Teller would every write a book of his material...
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Teller (Part 1) from 2020-07-20T18:59:16
It's Teller. That's all you need to know. Tune in next week for part two.
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Ricky Smith from 2020-07-13T19:04:45
Ricky Smith has some chops. From creating the Cherry Control to the classic Any Card At Any Vowel, Ricky is super talented, but doesn't come into the spotlight much, preferring his underground b...
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Tina Lenert from 2020-06-29T20:25:37
Today's guest started off as a street performing mime and ended up as one of the most-loved stage magicians in the world. Find out how Tina Lenart went from a raggedy ann doll to where she is to...
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Ben Harris from 2020-06-22T17:30:25
Not seen in magic for about ten years, this is the first interview in, well, a very long time with the amazing Ben Harris. We discuss piracy, his love of levitations, his sometimes controversial...
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Piff The Magic Dragon (Part 2) from 2020-06-15T21:15:17
OK, yes, it's slightly shorter than the usual 30 minutes. But that's just the way it goes with a 2 parter.
It's part 2 of the interview with Piff. It's Piff. It's hilarious. That's ...
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Piff The Magic Dragon (Part 1) from 2020-06-08T14:58:24
The single most chaotic and hilarious episode of the show yet. The initial recording ran for almost an hour, so rather than cut out any, I've decided to break tradition and make this a two parte...
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Michael Vincent from 2020-06-01T14:47:44
My guest today has done it all. Won The Magic Circle’s close up magician of the year not once, but three times, Fool Us twice, lots of other TV appearances including Paul Daniels’ show. ...
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Paul Vigil from 2020-05-25T15:20:45
Today's guest is probably your favorite magician's favorite magician.
He’s considered one of the most influential thinkers in the world of magic. He’s performed at The Magic C...
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John Lovick from 2020-05-18T20:13:03
John Lovick is my guest today. We talk about what a director brings to a magic performance, what good magic looks like, his Penn and Teller memorabilia collection, why being limited by a charact...
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Ryan Plunkett from 2020-05-11T18:13:48
Ryan Plunkett, a Founding Ensemble Member and Regular Performer at the Chicago Magic Lounge takes some time to talk with us about how limiting yourself increases your creativity, Chicago, his fi...
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Richard Wiseman from 2020-05-04T18:53:35
Today's guest is a actual real-life professor. An academic. A magician. A skeptic. A viral video creator. An author of best-selling books and proper scientific papers. It’s the one and only Prof...
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David Kaye (Silly Billy) from 2020-04-27T20:05:45
Today, David Kaye and I talk about his philosophy for kids’ magic, why many magicians look down upon people that do magic for children, how to construct a “good” routine for kids, who he rates a...
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Morgan and West (2) from 2020-03-09T16:00
Morgan And West are back on the show. And the world is a better place for it. We chat about their science show, material selection, how to find the one special trick that defines who you are goi...
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Shane Cobalt from 2020-02-17T19:06:07
Underground card legend Shane Cobalt is my guest on this week's episode. We chat about bad magic, good books and brutal feedback.
Tom Crosbie from 2020-02-03T19:56:57
Tom Crosbie has done many Edinburgh shows with pun-tastic titles such as Nerd World Problems, You Can’t Polish A Nerd, and Nerd Do Well where he was nominated as 'Act Most Likely to Make a Milli...
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Danny Buckler from 2020-01-27T20:29:22
The final of our special live show recording at The Session 2020.
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Rune Klan - Live from 2020-01-20T17:04:02
The second of three podcasts recorded live at The Session 2020, in London.
Rune Klan is an incredible performer and in this episode we talk about honesty, creativity, improvisation,...
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David Williamson (Live) from 2020-01-13T19:07:20
This episode was recorded live at The Session in London.
Henry Harrius from 2020-01-07T16:22:44
Winner of the Hong Kong Close Up Magic Open, Asia Magic Association Close Up Magic Content, FISM Asia winner, FISM Italy winner, TV star and hugely successful corporate entertainer as well as th...
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Andi & Josh Holiday Special from 2019-12-23T20:06:45
Here it is. Our Holiday Special. Yes, it's over 30 minutes, but you listen to it and tell me what I should have cut out? :)
What you are here for, in these show notes, is the video of the...
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Jon Armstrong from 2019-12-16T17:13:02
Magician, creator, consultant, director, winner of the AMA Close up magician of the year and the man who brought the world tiny plunger, it’s Jon Armstrong.
This show has a lot of insig...
Steve Reynolds from 2019-12-09T21:19:59
Marlo, Marlo, Marlo, and a bit of Marlo on the side. Zarrow shuffles. And more.
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R. Paul Wilson from 2019-12-02T16:51:31
Magician, author, creator, TV presenter, performer, producer, film maker, it’s Paul Wilson. We chat about Tamariz, TV Magic and a prank he pulled on our very own Joshua Jay...
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Two Magicians. One Mic. from 2019-11-25T18:37:08
It's episode 50!
Today I'm joined by Simon Coronel and Nick Paul, the hosts Two Magicians. One Mic. Between them, they’ve been on Conan, Netflix’s Magic for Humans, won FISM, Fooled...
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Harrison Greenbaum from 2019-11-18T17:40:20
Harrison is funny and does magic. What more do you need to know?
We have a chat about shoving nails up your nose, AGT, Conan, developing original material and roasts. Enjoy.
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Scott Robinson from 2019-11-11T17:47:15
In this week’s episode Scott Robinson talks with us about his creative process, a soft touch, TRICS, Sleight Club, how to make a move your own and - of course - his new book “Pure Imagination”. ...
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Nikola Arkane from 2019-11-04T17:59:41
Nikola Arkane is best known in her native Northern Ireland as a children's magician. Indeed, she is the only professional female magician there. She also is a close up performer and has recently...
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Avner The Eccentric from 2019-10-28T17:12:02
This is an amazing episode. You'll learn so much about performance. How important a breath is. Why being interested is better than being interesting. Why clowns have red noses....
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Wolfgang Moser from 2019-10-21T20:32
A huge star in his homeland, Wolfgang Moser talks with us about Fool Us, Think A Drink and his process for creating unique magic. Enjoy.
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Michel Huot from 2019-10-14T18:43:38
Today, we have the creator of "Socks" and "Priceless", Michel Hout. Michel is a busy corporate magician and offers some amazing insights into that world in this episode. Also, the story about th...
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Ian Kendall from 2019-10-07T18:09:05
He's tall. He's Scottish. He's done Edinburgh Fringe for 28 consecutive years and made a profit each year. That's remarkable. In this episode, Ian shares all he has learnt from doing oh so many ...
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Eric LeClerc from 2019-09-30T14:15:50
Eric and I talk about making magic videos every day for a year, how YouTube landed him not one, but two highly successful TV gigs, the crossover between adult and kid magic, and a whole load mor...
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David Regal from 2019-08-05T17:47:53
Yup. Him David Regal. And in this episode we talk about secrets, interpreting magic, rug rats, the hot rod force, his new book and of course, The Carbanaro Effect.
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Mike Pisciotta from 2019-07-29T19:04:15
Mike Pisciotta has won Close-Up Magician of the Year in the AMAs not once but twice. Then, he went and won Parlor Magician of the Year. He estimates he's done 10,000 shows as The Magic Castle's ...
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Pit Hartling from 2019-07-22T14:08:54
He owns a lot of suits. He likes card tricks. He is German. That's right, you guessed it, it's Pit Hartling.
Daniel Prado from 2019-07-15T15:51:28
Daniel Prado is a professional musician by day, and amazing magician by night. He's created some stunning effects, including Listen
Denis Behr from 2019-07-08T15:17:17
He's got big hands. He's tall. He bakes very impressive cake-related things. Oh, and he does the odd card trick too. It's Denis Behr!
As promised, the links to his crediting projects:
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Peter Clifford from 2019-07-01T20:43:18
You may well not know his name. But Peter Clifford is an actor, director, writer and magician. He's consulted for years for Derren Brown, has consulted for David Blaine, for Morgan and West and ...
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Werner Reich from 2019-06-24T15:22:11
An unusual episode. Today, the show is an interview Joshua Jay did with an incredible magician called Werner Reich.
Mr Reich survived the Nazi concentration camps - through magic. H...
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Tom Elderfield from 2019-06-17T14:40:47
Tom Elderfield. Magician. Creator. Consultant. Actor.
Tom shares a lot in this episode. He explains his whole game plan for Instagram. He explains how to be creative. He explains how t...
Matt Baker from 2019-06-10T18:40:34
In this week's episode, the mystery of why 8 faros returns the deck to original order is explained. As well as other interesting math(s) things. And magic. And jazz. And of course Matt's excelle...
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David Williamson from 2019-06-03T17:27:12
Well. What can I say. It's Williamson.
I broke my 30 minute rule for this one, as I couldn't find 9 minutes to cut out of this. I didn't think you'd all mind, well, because, Williamson...
Gustav Kuhn from 2019-05-27T13:57:21
Welcome to this week's episode of The Insider. This week we interview magician, academic and author of Experiencing the Impossible: The Science of Magic.
Despite Steinmeyer saying w...
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Caleb Wiles (Fixed Audio) from 2019-05-14T09:45:15
It's Monday. It's time for The Insider. Indianapolis' own Caleb Wiles joins me to chat about magic.
Caleb created the very first trick VI released. We talk about that, how he met Jo...
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Birthday Special from 2019-05-06T17:51:05
We're 10 years old! So this is a special episode where Andi interviews Josh, then Josh interviews Andi.
There's 10% off everything on site. And a free download bundle with 10 tricks...
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Guy Hollingworth from 2019-04-29T17:25:35
Guy takes time out of his busy lawyer-ing to talk to me about magic. How he got started. His latest stage act. And much more. Enjoy!
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Jen Kramer from 2019-04-22T12:24:34
Fool Us, Ted, Yale, Vegas. Jen Kramer has done so much. Hear her chat about all that and her favourite pizza topping in this week's The Insider.
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Anthony Owen from 2019-04-15T18:05:50
As I imagine most of you know, Anthony Owen tragically died last Friday. In the episode, Anthony himself says that when you have a deadline, you deliver what you need to deliver. Be it a TV show...
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Chris Rawlins from 2019-04-08T14:57:47
In this episode, the delightful Chris Rawlins talks to me about his memory act, how he hates admin, speeding tickets and he gets really surprised to hear a seagull. Enjoy.
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Dominic Twose from 2019-04-01T14:56:53
Recorded live at The Session 2019, Dominic Twose, A.I.M.C, is my guest this week. Yes, you may not know his name. But, this episode is well worth listening too. Dominic was one of Fred Robinson'...
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Edward Hilsum from 2019-03-25T16:26:29
He's really polite. He does amazing dove magic. He's won IBM Stage Magician of the Year. The Magic Circle's Stage Magician of the Year. And he's been part of a hugely successful magic touring sh...
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Caroline Ravn from 2019-03-18T13:25:55
This week, I get the chance to chat with an actual Viking. Caroline Ravn. She does sell out tours, TED talks, and makes her own decks of custom cards.
Here's some links to keep up w...
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Jamy Ian Swiss from 2019-03-11T15:35:40
Seems fitting that after the passing of Johnny Thompson over the weekend I put out this episode of The Insider with Jamy Ian Swiss. Jamy literally wrote the book on Thompson and talks about him ...
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Brad Henderson from 2019-03-04T16:30:53
Welcome. Another Monday, another edition of The Insider.
This week our guest is Brad Henderson. A person that gets annoyed a lot on the internet. And someone that actually *thinks* ...
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Steve Cohen from 2019-02-25T12:27:39
Steve Cohen, the millionaire's magician, joins us on the line this week from New York where his show Chamber Magic has been running for over 20 years.
Steve talks with us about his
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Steve Faulkner from 2019-02-18T15:10:51
Steve Faulkner. Dad, juggler, escapologist, magician, trainer, reviewer and all round good bloke has a chat with us about why he is so tired, dealing with haters and what is important in a magic...
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Rob Zabrecky from 2019-02-11T12:24:46
Zabrecky is the first magician that made me cry with laughter when I saw him at the first Genii Bash.
I'd never seen magic presented like that.
In this episode of the show, I...
Andi Gladwin on Edward G. Brown from 2019-02-04T16:42:27
A special episode of the show with Vanishing Inc. co-founder, Andi Gladwin.
In the show, Andi talks all about Edward G. Brown. A magician that has sadly been almost forgotten about ...
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John Guastaferro from 2019-01-28T16:17:41
In this week's show we talk about magic and marketing, magic and business, magic and music and, of course, magic. With none other than John Guastaferro.
If you don't have his amazing O...
The Trustmans from 2019-01-17T20:04:25
Sarah and David Trustman, creators of The Memory Arts, talk about how easy they've made it to memorize a stack. They even convinced me to finally learn a stack!
Their brand new expansion ...
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Drummond Money-Coutts (DMC) from 2019-01-08T16:31:32
In this week's episode, we chat with DMC about his hit series Death By Magic on Netflix, how he feels about "the internet's" claims on his reliance on actors, how his own brand of cards came abo...
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Marc Kerstein from 2018-12-31T09:49:43
He's worked with Blaine, Brown, Troy and others. He makes the best iOS apps. And, he's really really nice. Listen to this short chat with Marc and find out about his views on piracy, borrowing h...
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John Archer from 2018-12-24T11:38:27
A festive and happy John Archer chats with us his Christmas organisational skills, Fool Us, comedy, touring with Tim Vine, his soon to be released Collared 2.0 and his love of The Session. And s...
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Morgan and West from 2018-12-18T10:26:43
Messrs Morgan and West take time out of their busy schedule to chat with me about character, scripting, children's magic, Decoded and why The Session is their favourite convention. Do me a favour, ...
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Harapan Ong from 2018-12-11T09:39:19
Instagram celebrity, physics teacher, card magician and all round good egg Harapan Ong chats with me about Instagram, his series "Fully Booked", how he approaches studying books and, of course, his...
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Joshua Jay from 2018-12-05T18:10:20
Our very own Joshua Jay talks about his origin story, his amazing show in NYC and, of course, Balance.
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Ben Seidman from 2018-11-30T11:59:01
A funny talk with a funny man. Ben Seidman chats about his work on a new Netflix show, his Desert Island Tricks and how he's looking forward to coming to London for The Session.
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Jared Kopf from 2018-11-22T09:33:37
Mr Kopf chats about why he loves the classics, mentors and learning to tie a tie.
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Jason Ladanye from 2018-10-31T12:52:49
Card expert, Jason Ladanye chats with us about being stranded on a desert island with three magicians, breaking into his brother's room and how he got fried by a triumph routine.
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Luke Jermay from 2018-10-24T08:55:33
One of the finest mentalists in the world, Luke Jermay chats about curating The Event. Who is coming, what they're going to be doing and why you should join him there.
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Steve Thompson from 2018-10-02T15:41:03
Welcome to The Insider. Vanishing Inc's new magic podcast. In this 20 minute episode, we interview Steve Thompson, creator of the magazine test Glance.
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